US Retail Compensation and Benefits Survey

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The retail industry is reinventing. With fewer brick and mortar locations, a shift to ecommerce, and the need to gain cost and resource efficiencies, reevaluating rewards strategies is a priority for many companies. Make smart investments with your salary budget to secure critical talent, using high-quality and up-to-date market data.

Motivate and attract top talent with the US Retail Compensation and Benefits Survey. See where your retail salaries stack up against the competition with survey data for 641 jobs across numerous position families, including central administration, distribution, e-commerce, finance/accounting, and much more. Benchmark your compensation strategy against all 241 organizations, or narrow the data by:

Industry sectors and subsectors
Geographic location
Company size (Number of stores, organization revenue, store headcount, store revenue, store size)

Current, reliable data
In light of the economic and workforce changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, Mercer conducted a “data refresh” in August to address any market movement that occurred after the initial survey participation period. You will receive the results of the refresh free with your purchase.

This added step to ensure you have access to the most current, reliable data means you can move forward confidently with your pay decisions knowing that your data accurately reflect the market.

Do you have the market data to keep up in the retail industry?

Participation open: March - May

Results publish: September

2020 results available

641 positions published
USD 1,450 – 5,925

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Position list

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Survey	# of Positions Published	# of Organizations
US Retail Compensation and Benefits Survey	641	204
US Retail Compensation and Benefits Survey – Apparel Manufacturing	53	44
US Retail Compensation and Benefits Survey – Restaurant	53	31
US Retail Compensation and Benefits Survey – Supermarket	87	38

*Note: Table above is based off of 2020 Retail survey stats.

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Survey Statistics

# Positions Surveyed: 1,185
# Positions Published: 641
# Organizations: 204
# Observations: 2,176,531

Based on data from the 2020 US Retail Compensation and Benefits Survey. Data minimum and suppression rules account for the difference between the number of positions surveyed and published.

Data Collected

Base Pay
Benefits Prevalence
Benefits Valuation
HR and Industry Practices
Incentive Eligibility
Organization Demographics
Short-term Incentive Amounts
Total Cash Compensation
Total Direct Compensation

Data Analyzed

Industry Sector

Apparel, Fashion, Footwear & Accessories
Convenience
Department Stores
Electronics, Entertainment, Communications, Office
Grocery, Pharmacy, General Merchandise
Home, Hardware, Building & Garden Supplies
Restaurants
Specialty Stores

Geographic Area

Metropolitan Area
National
Regional

Size

Number of Stores
Organization Revenues
Store Headcount for Store Manager
Store Revenue
Store Size

Sub Sector

Apparel & Accessories Combination Stores
Apparel/Accessories - Family
Apparel/Accessories - Infants/Children
Apparel/Accessories - Men
Apparel/Accessories - Women
Automotive Dealers
Automotive Parts & Services
Books/Music/Video
Combination Electronics etc. Stores
Combination Grocery etc. Stores
Combination Specialty Stores
Communications Stores
Convenience

Convenience Combination Gas/Petro & Convenience
Department Stores
Drug Stores, Pharmacies
Electronics Stores
Entertainment Stores
Fine Dining
Footwear/Shoes
Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores
Garden Supplies
Gas/Petrol
General Merchandise
Gifts/Novelties
Grocery Stores
Hardware

Home Goods & Products
Jewelry
Luxury
Office Supply Stores
Other Home Products
Other Specialty Stores
Quick Service, Fast Food
Restaurant Chains
Salon/Personal Care Products
Sporting Goods/Hobby
Wholesale Trade - Other or Combination
Wholesale Trade, Durable Goods
Wholesale Trade, Non-Durable Goods

Position Families Analyzed

Central Administration
Distribution
E-commerce
Finance / Accounting
Human Resources
Loss Prevention
Marketing & Sales Promotion
Merchandising
Real Estate
Store/Field Operations
Systems and Data Processing

This survey is powered by Mercer Job Library. Learn more or view Mercer Job Library FAQs for more details. Survey results are delivered in Mercer WIN® , giving you access to the data through a variety of customizable parameters.

2021 Survey Participation

Data Submission Tools

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Job Matching Booklet

Survey participation is open to all organizations with matching jobs. To participate, click the ‘participate now’ link above and follow the steps provided. Rest assured that the importance of your data security is not taken lightly at Mercer, so we take the utmost precautions to protect it.

What's new in 2021

Data for this survey will be collected through Mercer Data Connector, an innovative online platform created to simplify the participation process with easy data importing, real-time data validation, and more.

Why should you participate?

Align your pay to the market.
Maximize your budget by making informed decisions to ensure you are not overpaying or underpaying.
Identify “hot jobs” and areas of focus for your company.
Secure a significant discount on survey results.
Receive invitations to exclusive participant-only events.

2021 survey schedule

Participation opens: March 1
Participation closes: May 14
Results available: August

Note: we will not extend participation past the close date. Please contact us to learn more about our participation services to ensure you meet the deadline.

Participation Webinar

Attend a participation webinar or watch a recording to better understand the submission process and the survey data that is collected.

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2021 survey pricing

Product	Participant	Non-Participant
US Retail Compensation and Benefits Survey	USD $2,100	USD $6,300

Pricing

Product	Participant	Non-Participant	NRF Member
2020 US Retail Compensation and Benefits Survey	USD 1,975	USD 5,925	USD 3,950
2020 US Retail Compensation and Benefits Survey – Apparel Manufacturing Module	USD 1,700	USD 5,100	N/A
2020 US Retail Compensation and Benefits Survey – Supermarket Module	USD 1,700	USD 5,100	N/A
2020 US Retail Compensation and Benefits Survey – Retail and Apparel Manufacturing Modules	USD 3,150	USD 9,450	N/A
2020 US Retail Compensation and Benefits Survey – Retail and Supermarket Modules	USD 3,150	USD 9,450	N/A
2020 US Retail Compensation and Benefits Survey – Restaurant	USD 1,450	USD 4,350	N/A
2020 US Retail Compensation and Benefits Survey – Retail and Restaurant Modules	USD 2,900	USD 8,700	N/A

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2020 results are available for purchase and will be delivered upon survey release (September).

Survey Schedule

Participation open: March 1
Participation deadline: May 14
Data Effective: March 1
Results publish: September

Participating Companies

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Position List & Sample Report

Position List

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Sample Report

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Short DescriptionData on pay, policies & practices, and benefits trends in the retail industry.
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